Freezing issue with OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

[hdd60311]

Test from 0.8.1-1269 to 1279 build, Getting into main menu is no problem, but when start game it would freeze at loading page and no response

log file: http://www.mediafire.com/?si58x37q6mm8zcm

[unknownbrackets]

Did it work before? Try changing SeparateIOThread in ppsspp.ini to False.

-[Unknown]

[hdd60311]

It works before (No freezing issue in 1173 build). I have tried changing SeparateIOThread to False but no help.

[unknownbrackets]

Hmm. It would help a lot to know which build it last worked in and which it first was broken in.

-[Unknown]

[hdd60311]

@unknownbrackets

I tested some old builds, 1226 build is fine but 1229 build occur the freezing issue, so it seems to break between 1227 and 1229 build.

[solarmystic]

@hdd60311

Here's 1228 for you test it with it:-
(I don't have this game, otherwise, I'd test it myself)

http://www.mediafire.com/?a9qv5rbqmmu9a50

[hdd60311]

thx a lot :)

@unknownbrackets
1228 tested, it has the same freezing issue as 1229.

[hrydgard]

So then it's likely e0f699f ?

[dbz400]

Humm noo too sure if it is related to #3167 as well .

[hdd60311]

1368 tested, freezing issue is fixed with no multithread, still freeze with multithread on.

[dbz400]

Yep , it is expected at this moment as i only moved the scheldule event to be only effective in multithreaded mode.

[hdd60311]

Tested with 0.9.5-262, it do not freezed with multithread on, but the FPS is lower than multithread off.

[dbz400]

I can confirm as well .It basically drop to half of FPS exactly .

[unknownbrackets]

Has this changed at all?

Also, is either FPS correct? If 8 is half, then it should be 15? A log would help.

-[Unknown]

[hrydgard]

Outrun 2006 is supposed to run at 60fps solid, so it's wildly wrong in the screenshots above.

I think it works okay now except for the car color and the sky going black later in the race.

[dbz400]

Yes in default setting (which is MT off) , it runs at 60 fps solid .When MT on , it run 1/3 speed as shown below

MT off

MT on

[unknownbrackets]

So, this game no longer freezes or anything, the only remaining issue is incorrect fps with multithreading, is that correct?

-[Unknown]

[thedax]

In this issue, yeah, it doesn't hang. It still has the following problems (only one of which is related to this exact issue, e.g. the multithreading):

1. Multithreading FPS is wrong (for me it shows 22/20 instead of 60).
2. The sky's missing on some tracks still.
3. The car colours are wrong.
4. All of the geometry is black now.

[unknownbrackets]

How are the colors/etc. now, with "simulate block transfers" checked?

-[Unknown]

[thedax]

It's probably best to discuss each issue in the tickets I made (#5506). The skies aren't missing anymore, but some of the geometry is still black (#5507). To sum it up though, the car colours still have a blue glow to them (bad environment mapping?) and the windshields have a yellow glow now. Block transfer being on or off doesn't affect either issue. As for multithreaded FPS, it's a bit better than before (fluctuates between 22/20 and 50/50, though the game should go up to 60/60, and it also fluctuates on the real PSP depending on framerate, between 30 and 60, but it's different here, I think), but still not perfect. Running the game with a slightly higher CPU speed (say 334) and single threaded more or less removes the fluctuations that happen even on the real PSP, making the game run at a nice and smooth 60 FPS everywhere pretty much.